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Ilias Fifa

Spanish long-distance runner (born 1989)

Ilias Fifa

Fifa in 2016

Personal information

Born

(1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 34)
Tangier, Morocco^[1]

Sport

Country

Spain

Sport

Track and field

Event

5000 metres

Club

F.C. Barcelona

Coached by

Rafael Caro

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Spain
European Championships
	2016 Amsterdam	5000 m

Ilias Fifa (born 16 May 1989) is a long-distance runner. Born in Morocco, he competes internationally for Spain. He gained Spanish citizenship in July 2015^[1] after entering Spain nine years earlier by hiding under a truck crossing the border.^[2]

Career

He won the 2016 European Championship 5000 metres, in one of the closest long distance finishes ever. Video on YouTube

He participated in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but with a time of 13:28.29 he did not reach the final.^[3] He qualified for the 5000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished in a non-qualifying 9th place in his heat.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Spain
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th (h)	5000 m	13:28.29
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	5000 m	13:40.85
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd (h)	5000 m	13:30.23
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	5000 m	13:47.90

Personal bests

Outdoor

3000 metres – 7:49.13 (Barcelona 2014)
5000 metres – 13:05.61 (Rome 2015)

References

^ ^a ^b "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ "European Athletics Homepage | European Athletics | European Athletics".
^ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-5000-M-h----.RS4.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".